Ryan H. is a young social entrepreneur from California with a passion for recycling. I know - kind of an unusual thing for a teen to be excited about, but Ryan is a special young man with a true entrepreneurial spirit. He started a recycling service called Ryan's Recycling, he partners with a city-wide service called Recycle From Home and he created Project 3R, a program that teaches kids about recycling and raises awareness on environmental issues. Learn more at www.ryansrecycling.com and follow @ryans_recycling ..read more

In celebration of Earth Month and Earth Day next Monday, this conversation with Elijah R. from Australia will inspire you. Elijah is a Coral Watch ambassador who travels around Australia with his family raising awareness and sharing his passion for looking after the environment. Follow along on Elijah's adventures on IG and FB @elijahsworldqld Learn more about saving the Great Barrier Reef by following these accounts: @coral_watch @tangaroablue ..read more

Happy Earth Month! I'm excited to share this conversation with a truly unique young man from Ohio. Te"Lario W. is a teen with a passion for gardening (which is not something you hear every day). He founded The Garden Club Project in his community to help end hunger and encourage kids to eat healthier. The Garden Club Project grows, harvests and shares produce with the community, and encourages young people to try new fruits and vegetables in order to create healthy eating habits. Learn more at www.thegardenclubproject.org Follow at @thegardenclubproject And learn more about Te'Lario's mushroom ..read more

In honor of Earth Month coming up in April, I spoke with Michelle S. who created two wonderful organizations, Community for Environmental Sustainability, which is a community garden, food distribution and nutrition education program, as well as Love a Sea Turtle, which is dedicated to youth leadership. Learn more at www.loveaseaturtle.com and follow at @loveaseaturtle and @greenvillecommunitygarden ..read more

Have you ever tried to teach an older person how to use an app on their phone or another piece of technology? If so, you know how frustrating it can be - for both of you! Well, Spencer H. is a patient and kind young changemaker who took the time to do this with his own grandmother, and then decided to write a step-by-step instructional manual to help others. You can purchase NanaTech: A Tech Teenager shares skills for getting the most out of your iPhone on Amazon at the following link: https://www.amazon.com/NanaTech-Teenager-Shares-Skills-Getting/dp/B0CKKV8WBK/ref=sr_1_1?crid=Z95G98C38T3I& ..read more

Nikita and Smera are highschool students in Massachusetts who realized that STEM instruction, which is so vitally important to every child, was simply out of reach for most. Instead of waiting around for adults to fix the problem they created GenXL, a nonprofit that provides free STEM lessons for more than 50,000 underresourced students all over the world, with the help of over 2000 volunteers. Learn more and get involved at www.genxl.org or follow at @genxl ..read more

On today's episode, we will all learn about a potentially devastating medical condition called clubfoot and the young man who was able to receive treatment to overcome it, and now wants to help others around the world receive the same treatment. With the help of a Curious Cardinals mentor, Josh A. created a website called Clubfoot Connect with allows him to fundraise, raise awareness, connect and share resources with clubfoot patients around the world. Learn more at www.clubfootconnect.com Follow @clubfootconnect Learn more about Curious Cardinals at www.curiouscardinals.com ..read more

Do you remember sitting alone in a playground and wishing someone would invite you to play? Well my guest today has had that experience and, after learning about "buddy benches" at camp, decided to do something about it. Sammie V. collects plastic bottle caps and recycles them to create "buddy benches" in her community (and around the world). The Sammie's Buddy Bench project helps the environment while providing a place for children to learn to be kind and inclusive. Learn more about putting a buddy bench in your community at https://sammiesbuddybenchproject.com/ and follow @sammiesbuddybenchp ..read more

Happy Valentines Day. It's a perfect day to spread some love, friendship and joy, like my guest, Anbini G. - a high school senior from Seattle who started an organization called Love and Sweet Bakery which is "changing the world, one dessert at a time." With chapters all over the country, this effort allows youth to bake treats and donate them or sell them to raise money to help others in their communities. Learn more and order treats at https://www.loveandsweetbakery.com/ or follow @loveandsweetbakery ..read more

My guest today, Ethan H., has been featured on many national media platforms for his organization called Ethan's Heart: Bags4Blessings which he started when he was only 7 years old. Learn more at https://www.ethansheartbham.org/ and follow @ethansheartbham. This episode will inspire you because as Ethan says, "every day is a good day to help someone ..read more